Latest News

Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Didn't They Do Well!!

  Thu 29 Feb 2024 Mrs Hibbert

  Last night, a team of Key Stage 2 girls took part in a PSSP Football Tournament at Lipson Academy.  They showed determination, drive and spirit and, even though they had never played competitively as a team, they showed fabulous team spirit and sportsmanship. 

  We are incredibly proud of their efforts as they came third!  Well done girls - Lionesses beware!

  

• Year 4 - Library Visit

  Wed 21 Feb 2024 Mrs Hibbert

  Year 4 enjoyed another fabulous trip to Central library. Austen read us two Greek Myths: Persephone and Odysseus; and we had to find our 'partner' as part of a greek quiz linking pictures of Ancient Greek gods and monuments with their written description.  After, we all chose a book to take back to class with us.
  Austen reminded us of the events that happen every week in the library: Big up your book, story club, Lego club and encouraged us all to use this amazing facility.

  

• Safer Internet Day

  Thu 08 Feb 2024

  6th February was Safer Internet day.  To celebrate this, a range of activities from online quizzes to poster creation and writing took place across the school to highlight the necessity for our children to keep themselves safe online and what to do if they feel unsafe.

  

• year 4 - Digestive System

  Thu 18 Jan 2024 Mrs Hibbert

  What an exciting afternoon - we made poo!
  
  We recreated our digestive system by breaking up crackers and banana (chewing) into a zip lock bag (our stomach) and adding orange juice and water to represent saliva and stomach acid. We then churned the food to break it all down into small pieces before emptying the contents into a leg of a tight (small intestine.) Using peristalsis (muscle contraction) we squeezed the churned food through the small (and large) intestine so that the nutrients and water could be extracted into the blood stream. The waste was then forced into a paper cup (rectum) and then it was pushed through the hole (anus) to excrete the waste.

  

• St Matthias - Kindness Assembly

  Thu 18 Jan 2024 Mrs Hibbert

  Amy, from St Matthias, came to talk to us about being kind.  She talked about how a tongue could be a weapon if we used it to say unkind words but how it could also be used for good if we said kind things.  We were all challenged to say a kind thing to someone we saw being sad, to say thank you if someone does something for us or says something kind and to compliment somebody to make them feel happy.

  

• Devon Cricket

  Sun 14 Jan 2024 Mrs Hibbert

  Year 1 were very excited during PE this week as they have started a 6 week

  cricket and chance to shine’ programme with West Devon cricket .

  

• Our Choir at Sherwell

  Thu 07 Dec 2023

  On Saturday 2nd December the choir performed at the Greenbank Senior Citizens Christmas Lunch at the Sherwell Church Hall.

  You can view a copy of the news report here.

  Thank you to Alex Osborne from BBC Spotlight for enabling us to share this with you.

  

• Year 4 Library Visit

  Wed 15 Nov 2023 Mrs Hibbert

  This afternoon, Year 4 enjoyed a trip to the library where Austen read poems to us, prepared a quiz and then we were explored the fiction and non-fiction sections of the Children's area.  We all chose a book to borrow to bring back to school.  Austen then reminded us that there is a 'Big up your book' club after school on a Friday in the library which we can all go to. 

  

• Bag of Number - Parents' Maths Work Shop

  Thu 19 Oct 2023 Mrs Hibbert

  Today some of our parents are starting the first of four workshops where they are learning about how we teach maths in school. Noel Mitchell, from On Course South West, is delivering these workshops. At the end of the course, they will each receive a free bag of maths resources to help them to support their children at home with their maths.

  If you want to find out more please watch the video and if you are interested in signing up for the next course, please contact Reception.

   

   

   

   

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• Children's University Assembly

  Thu 21 Sep 2023 Mrs Hibbert

  Today the children were lucky enough to receive a visit from Cub, an Ambassador for Plymouth's Children's University.  They learned all about how they could earn stamps in their passports towards Bronze, Silver and Gold Certificates and how they could be able to graduate from the Children's University.